Lake of the Ozarks Willmore Lodge
The Wilmore Lodge is a 6700 square feet log cabin which was built in 1930 by Union Electric. Made up of Western white pine logs, the lodge has got only square wooden pegs and overlapping corner saddle notched up to support the structure. Since the time of its construction, the lodge has all modern luxury goods installed in its interior. Of the total 29 rooms, it has five guest rooms, a kitchen and a bar distributed in the two stories along with servant quarters. Behind the veils of numerous scandals, the lodge along with pleasure boats, forty thousand acres of lakefront property, and eight hundred miles of shoreline was sold to Cyrus Crane Wilmore in 1945. After many deals and changes, Union Electrics got back the building along with the nearby property in 1996. The restoration of the property was then funded by Lake Area Chamber of Commerce with the plan of using the house as its office, a visitor's center and a Bagnell Dam History Museum.
Thus the lodge is a preservation of history of the region. It boasts the narratives of the Bagnell dam, the Osage River and the lake of Ozarks. Situated in the backhills of Ozarks, the lodge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a site of Great honor for Missouri, a Midwestern state of US. If you are on a Missouri tour, this is the place where you come for brochures and information about the locality.
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Wilmore Lodge at the Lake of the Ozarks
Many displays in the museum are interactive like audios of workers who were present during the construction of the dam. The environmental room of the museum has the state record spoonbill on display. It is open year round from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Other than museum, the 7 mile view of the lake acts as a perfect backdrop for any function or event. The house can accommodate 80 people including the garden space thus providing an adequate setting for weddings, receptions, reunions or social functions.
The uniqueness of this plot lies in beauty of its logs, the well maintained garden and the serenity of its view. From inside, the house is well kept and neatly decorated. The wooden floors reflect the placid lighting and every stone at the fireplace shows the effort put in to carve out this symbol of history. Its blue curtains, a checked carpet and plush furniture, make you want to come back again and relish the exquisite grandeur.
